Mapping Needs

Complex support needs planning:How to use mind maps to build a WA NDIS plan

This resource has been designed to assist staff working in the disability sector to identify and plan for the wide range of supports that a person with complex needs may have. Family members may also find it a useful tool in the planning process as well.

What is your child’s challenging behaviour trying to tell you?

This introductory guide is for parents, family members and carers who are worried about their child’s/family members behaviour.

Parents can feel under a lot of pressure to ‘solve’ behaviour problems and are naturally very worried about the best approach to take. There are often complex reasons behind a child’s behaviour and it is rarely anyone’s fault, rather it is difficult to interpret what their behaviour is trying to tell us.

A version of this resource looking at youths and adults is currently being developed.

Your Dental Health WA

This guide has been written for people with intellectual disability that outlines how to look after
your teeth and gums. Further, it demystifies options in seeking dental care (such as public versus private) and what to expect during a visit to the dentist.

Kick starting your child’s career journey

A Guide for families of young people with disability

All families want their children to lead productive and fulfilling lives. People with disability also share this aspiration. More than 80% of people receiving the Disability Support Pension report they would like to have a job.

This guide by Sue Robertson, former Managing Director of Edge Employment Solutions, provides practical tips and information to help families plan constructively for their child’s future employment. It’s intended to be used in conjunction with a range of other online resources which are listed on the last page.

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Personalised learning support plans used in education

A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES

This resource by Dolly Bhargava provides parents with the latest information on the variety of support plans used in WA government schools.

Included at the back are several example Individual Education Plans for a child’s academic, emotional and social needs.

There is also a plan to support a child with toileting assistance needs.

Alternatively, you can contact your local Department of Communities, Disabilities Services office to see if they have any hard copies available for you to collect.

Walking Along Side me – Making Your Plan

This easy to understand planning booklet can help people with disability and/or mental illness to think about their future and plan what things would make their life better.

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Walking Along Side me – Brochure:

The NDIS in WA Brochure provides lots of examples of services to support people with disability and/or mental illness and also a step by step guide to accessing support.

These much-awaited Hospital Admission forms are for families to use when someone with a disability is going to hospital, either urgently or for a planned admission. These forms have been developed through consultation with health professionals, disability service providers, families and other interested parties.

Better Start for Children with Disability provides access to early intervention funding. Eligible children with be able to access up to $12,000 in early intervention funding

Starting Out

A Guide for Families to Assist the Inclusion of Young Children with Disability into Community Life in Western Australia, produced by our wonderful partners at Early Childhood Intervention Australia (WA)

Starting School

This third edition of the publication is a guide for parents of children in Western Australia.

National guidelines for best practice in early childhood intervention

ECIA has produced the first National Guidelines for Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention for professionals working in Australia’s childhood disability services sector.

The National Guidelines draw upon extensive consultation within the sector and government and provide a framework for excellence in service deliver.

The Guidelines will also support service providers as they prepare for the NDIS rollout.

ECIA have said that these Guidelines will help to ensure that no matter where someone lives, whether in rural, remote or regional areas, this will support their members to provide high quality consistent and evidence based practice.